Countries with specific documentation requirements

HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS FROM:

AFGHANISTAN

CONGO DRC

IRAQ

LIBERIA

LIBYA

SIERRA LEONE

SOMALIA

YEMEN

You must apply for NOKUT's (Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) general recognition of foreign higher education first.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS FROM BANGLADESH

Copies of the final degree certificate and transcripts must be officially certified by the awarding institution and the following institutions:

Ministry of Education: Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Verification of Higher Education

Any attempt to obtain admission with fraudulent documents will lead to the refusal of your application and be reported to the police.

HIGHER EDUCATION FROM CAMEROON

Your bachelor's transcript of record and certificate of graduation must be submitted with an official verification report/statement signed and sent in a sealed envelope by the registrar of your university to UiT. The transcripts of record must show when the degree was conferred.

Cameroonian students ONLY:

Any attempt to obtain admission with fraudulent documents will lead to the refusal of your application and be reported to the police.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS FROM CHINA

Verification from CDGDC or CHESI

All Degree Certificates, (学位证书) must be verified by China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Information Centre (CDGDC) OR China Higher Education Student Information & career Centre (CHESI). For educations finished before 2002: The verification report from CDGDC or CHSI will be sent to you, and you must upload on the Application Web. For educations finished after 2002: The verification report from CDGDC or CHSI will be sent directly to our university.

HIGHER EDUCATION FROM ETHIOPIA

Ethiopian students ONLY: you can send your transcript of records by regular mail to:
International Admissions
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
PO Box 6050 Langnes
N-9037 Tromsø,
Norway.

HIGHER EDUCATION FROM IRAN

Translation to English of your diploma / degree certificate and transcript of academic records must be done by Official Translators of the Justice Administration in Iran.

HIGHER EDUCATION FROM NEPAL

Copies of the final degree certificate and transcripts must be officially certified by the awarding institution:

T.U Board

H.S.E.B Board

S.L.C Board

National Examinations Board

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Provisional certificates, character certificates or other certificates are not accepted.

Any attempt to obtain admission with fraudulent documents will lead to the refusal of your application and be reported to the police.

HIGHER EDUCATION FROM NIGERIA

Your bachelor's transcript of record and certificate of graduation must be submitted with an official verification report/statement signed and sent in a sealed envelope by the registrar of your university to UiT. The transcripts of record must show when the degree was conferred.

Nigerian students ONLY:

Any attempt to obtain admission with fraudulent documents will lead to the refusal of your application and be reported to the police.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS ISSUED BY THE WESTERN AFRICAN OR NIGERIAN EXAMINATION COUNCIL

Applicants from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Gambia must upload your WAEC or NECO Result Checker (Scratch Card) for verification purposes.

West African Examinations Council (WAEC)

National Examination Council (NECO - Nigeria)

Any attempt to obtain admission with fraudulent documents will lead to the refusal of your application and be reported to the police.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS FROM PAKISTAN

You must verify your uploaded educational credentials at the Higher Education Commission in Pakistan (HEC Stamp).

Any attempt to obtain admission with fraudulent documents will lead to the refusal of your application and be reported to the police.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS FROM RUSSIA

Educational documents issued after 2011 must be verified (apostilled) by Rosobrnadzor.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS FROM UKRAINE

Educational documents on higher education must be verified (apostilled) by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

HIGHER ACADEMIC QUALFIICATIONS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

Your final degree diploma and transcripts of record must be conferred and issued by an institution listed as Recognised body.

HIGHER EDUCATION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

US students: you can order your transcripts from the awarding institution to be sent electronically to admission@hjelp.uit.no .